Is 6 hours long enough after hanging to ensure death?

[solemn and sad]

I want to ctb tonight, before anyone wakes up. I've just always had this issue of needing to clear a whole day to do one activity and I feel the same way about my suicide. However would 6 hours be long enough to ensure I wouldn't be found and rescued?

 

[Darkover]

it should not take any longer than 30 mins to be completely dead from hanging

 

[Viranamari]

6 hours is more than enough whether you are partially hanging yourself or fully hanging yourself. If I'm correct, it would only take 30 minutes. I suggest rethinking your options. Would you really want to CTB? And even if you do, is hanging the right method? Whoever finds your corpse will be traumatised. On top of that, hanging is a very slow and painful way to die. There are other methods where death is fast and less painful. Whatever your decision is, I respect it. I hope you find the freedom you deserve and escape your suffering.

 

[lionetta12]

I want to ctb tonight, before anyone wakes up. I've just always had this issue of needing to clear a whole day to do one activity and I feel the same way about my suicide. However would 6 hours be long enough to ensure I wouldn't be found and rescued?

That's a lot of extra time, you should be gone within an hour if successful.

 

[Mr. Incapable]

6 hours is more than enough time. From what I've read over the years, unconsciousness can happen within seconds or minutes (depending on the ligature, knot, position, whether or not you find the 'sweet spot', probably how thick the neck muscles are etc.) and it seems like death (brain death) usually occurs after around 15 minutes. Most sources say to allow 30 minutes just in case.

 

[solemn and sad]

6 hours is more than enough time. From what I've read over the years, unconsciousness can happen within seconds or minutes (depending on the ligature, knot, position, whether or not you find the 'sweet spot', probably how thick the neck muscles are etc.) and it seems like death (brain death) usually occurs after around 15 minutes. Most sources say to allow 30 minutes just in case.

i think ive found the sweet spot, https://sanctioned-suicide.net/thre...on-hanging-tips-tricks-from-experience.32876/ this post talks about it near the bottom in the list. its a lot easier to feel myself becoming unconcious when i use my hand, but i assume thats because my fingers can more directly apply pressure to the blood vessels, and i havent gotten too tight with the rope yet, i just want to be sure of everything before i do anything you know?

 

[Mr. Incapable]

It's much easier to compress with hands, but I've had a little difficulty trying to hit my sweet spot with a rope. Hanging is my preferred method and I've only managed to hit my sweet spot on two occasions out of about 25 attempts (not all serious attempts, some were testing etc). The times I did hit it felt a bit euphoric and I could feel my consciousness and energy depleting but I was so happy I hit it that I quickly stopped myself to think about it and evaluate. After that I had difficulty hitting it again in the same way. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but now I think it's just luck when it happens.

I wish I didn't know as much as I do about hanging because then maybe I would've been less likely to back out when I hit the sweet spot and it was working. I think too much. I overthink.

 

[solemn and sad]

i am procrastinating ctb because theres a small group of online friends i have but other than that my life is a complete train wreck and going to get worse tomorrow. i really hope im able to do it right, i still have a few hours buffer time to do so. even if you dont get the sweet spot, that just means a potentially slower, more painful death right? it would still achieve the same effect?

It's much easier to compress with hands, but I've had a little difficulty trying to hit my sweet spot with a rope. Hanging is my preferred method and I've only managed to hit my sweet spot on two occasions out of about 25 attempts (not all serious attempts, some were testing etc). The times I did hit it felt a bit euphoric and I could feel my consciousness and energy depleting but I was so happy I hit it that I quickly stopped myself to think about it and evaluate. After that I had difficulty hitting it again in the same way. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but now I think it's just luck when it happens.

I wish I didn't know as much as I do about hanging because then maybe I would've been less likely to back out when I hit the sweet spot and it was working. I think too much. I overthink.

im not sure how the website works so if you got double mentions i apologize, but i also agree with the feeling of eurphoria, although not really euphoria, more just a calmness of being ready to leave. only reason i really havent is because when ive wanted to attempt someone starts talking to me and i would feel incredibly guilty leaving on such a sour note